Namibia's new president was sworn in on Friday to lead a country facing high rates of unemployment, inequality and poverty.
And she will be dealing with it with the additional burden of being only Africa's second-ever directly elected female (...)
It was late at night on 10 December 1987 when prison officers had woken Mzolisi Dyasi in his cell in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
He remembers the bumpy drive to a hospital morgue where he was asked to identify the bodies of his pregnant (...)
As a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle and himself a victim of the inequities of that racist system of government, Ebrahim Rasool was always unlikely to mince his words when it came to assessing the new US administration.
But in a message to (...)
A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of assault.
About 10 researchers typically stay at the South African-run base, which sits about 170km (...)
At least 16 people were killed when a bus crashed on a motorway near Johannesburg's international airport in South Africa on Tuesday, the country's transport ministry has said.
Ministry spokesperson Collen Msibi confirmed that 12 passengers died at (...)
More than 250,000 Canadian citizens and residents have signed a parliamentary petition urging Canada to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship and passport.
Musk's association with US President Donald Trump, who plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian (...)
Israel barred two MEPs from entering the country on Monday, accusing one of them of advocating boycotts against Israel.
Lynn Boylan (Sinn Féin-The Left), head of the European Parliament's EU-Palestine delegation, and Rima Hassan (La France (...)
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that China has not provided a "satisfactory" explanation regarding reports of its warships conducting live-fire exercises in airspace off the Australian coast, according to local (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a series of high-level diplomatic meetings with his counterparts from China, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' (...)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa received Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Johannesburg.
At the start of the meeting, Prince Faisal conveyed greetings from (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the war in Gaza Strip resulted in the destruction of infrastructure, pointing to the importance of reconstruction, and implementing the unrestricted delivery of humanitarian aid to (...)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has said.
On Wednesday, Zelensky rejected US demands for (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, held under the slogan "Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainable Development."
South African (...)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has vowed to continue its judicial work after US President Donald Trump signed an order to impose sanctions on its staff.
The ICC said it "stands firmly" by its personnel and the order seeks to harm its (...)
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and "treating certain classes of people very badly".
Last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Sherpa Office at the Ministry of Finance organized its first G20 workshop on Monday under the title "Saudi Arabia's Participation in the G20 Under South Africa's 2025 Presidency."
The workshop was chaired by Deputy Minister of (...)
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing south to take more territory.
In a televised address to (...)
A "national strike" is being threatened as Mozambique's president-elect is sworn in on Wednesday, more than three months since disputed elections.
Daniel Chapo, who is 48, took 65% of votes in a poll that opposition leaders, electoral observers and (...)
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to help scores of illegal miners still thought to be at least 2km (1.2 miles) underground, a national umbrella body for NGOs, Sanco, has told the (...)
Disturbing videos have emerged showing the dire situation at a disused gold mine in South Africa where scores of illegal miners have reportedly been living underground for months.
They have been there since police operations targeting illicit mining (...)
Ireland has joined South Africa's genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice announced Tuesday morning.
In a brief press statement, the ICJ said that Ireland had on Monday joined Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico, Libya, Bolivia, (...)
Elon Musk has called for the release of far-right activist Tommy Robinson, triggering a salvo of criticism from center-left and liberal British MPs.
Musk pinned a post on X saying "Free Tommy Robinson" at the top of his profile Thursday after (...)
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) estimates that Gaza's population has fallen by about 6% since the start of Israel's war on the enclave.
Israel's air and ground offensive has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's (...)
A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face charges in the United States, Australia's Attorney General confirmed Monday, dealing a blow to supporters who have mounted a public campaign for his (...)
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and early Sunday killed at least 20 people, including five children, according to Palestinian medical officials.
Israeli authorities permitted Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the leader of the (...)
